RECON: TNO occultation with 523646

Event between (523646) 10VL201 and star GA1100:00840131 with event index number of 2381813

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/12/11 01:34:41 UTC

J2000 position of star is 05:00:47.9 +20:03:34
Equinox of date position of star is 05:02:13.4 +20:05:36
Stellar brightness G=16.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 32 degrees from the moon. Moon is 91% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.3

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Object is 34.8 AU from the Sun and 33.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 25.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 95 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1289 km.
The sky-plane scale is 24550.7 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.9
Diameter=389.1 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 16.0 sec chord
Diameter=158.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 6.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 4:3E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 523646, (2027/12/11 01:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:37:31.6 +16:33:48  0.8  6.89  27
Alnath         05:28:03.6 +28:37:43  1.6 10.33  37
102Iot Tau     05:04:46.1 +21:37:39  4.6  1.62  32
PPM 093957     05:01:53.6 +20:58:02  8.4  0.88  32
PPM 120510     05:03:00.7 +19:58:09  9.7  0.18  32
523646         05:02:27.1 +20:05:55 16.5        32
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 14.0 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=51.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 01:37:07 -14.9 AT Up 14.3 75.7 Really Low 01:28:41 - 01:45:33 1023
Victoria 01:37:15 -12.4 AT Up 11.9 73.0 Really Low 01:28:49 - 01:45:41 969
Peachland 01:37:11 -15.0 AT Up 14.5 75.9 Really Low 01:28:45 - 01:45:37 953
Kelowna 01:37:11 -15.2 AT Up 14.7 76.2 Really Low 01:28:45 - 01:45:37 953
Summerland 01:37:12 -15.0 AT Up 14.5 75.9 Really Low 01:28:46 - 01:45:38 942
Penticton 01:37:12 -15.1 AT Up 14.6 76.0 Really Low 01:28:46 - 01:45:38 935
Oliver 01:37:13 -15.0 AT Up 14.5 75.9 Really Low 01:28:47 - 01:45:39 914
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 01:37:14 -15.1 AT Up 14.6 76.0 Really Low 01:28:48 - 01:45:40 899
Okanogan 01:37:16 -14.7 AT Up 14.3 75.7 Really Low 01:28:50 - 01:45:42 864
Brewster 01:37:17 -14.5 AT Up 14.1 75.5 Really Low 01:28:51 - 01:45:43 852
Manson/Chelan 01:37:18 -14.2 AT Up 13.8 75.2 Really Low 01:28:52 - 01:45:44 849
Wenatchee 01:37:19 -14.0 AT Up 13.5 75.0 Really Low 01:28:53 - 01:45:45 823
Ellensburg 01:37:20 -13.7 AT Up 13.3 74.7 Really Low 01:28:54 - 01:45:46 802
Yakima 01:37:22 -13.5 AT Up 13.2 74.6 Really Low 01:28:56 - 01:45:48 777
Sleaford 01:37:00 -24.0 Dark Up 23.4 87.0 Low 01:28:34 - 01:45:26 760
Toppenish/White Swan 01:37:23 -13.6 AT Up 13.2 74.7 Really Low 01:28:57 - 01:45:49 758
The Dalles 01:37:25 -12.8 AT Up 12.5 74.0 Really Low 01:28:59 - 01:45:51 728
Maupin 01:37:27 -12.7 AT Up 12.5 74.0 Really Low 01:29:01 - 01:45:53 698
PNWRO 01:37:24 -14.5 AT Up 14.2 75.6 Really Low 01:28:58 - 01:45:50 695
Sisters 01:37:29 -12.1 AT Up 11.9 73.5 Really Low 01:29:03 - 01:45:55 653
Bend 01:37:30 -12.2 AT Up 12.0 73.6 Really Low 01:29:04 - 01:45:56 630
Oregon Observatory 01:37:31 -12.1 AT Up 11.9 73.5 Really Low 01:29:05 - 01:45:57 622
Chiloquin 01:37:35 -11.3 NT Up 11.2 73.0 Really Low 01:29:09 - 01:46:01 543
Klamath Falls 01:37:36 -11.3 NT Up 11.2 73.0 Really Low 01:29:10 - 01:46:02 517
Cedarville 01:37:39 -12.2 AT Up 12.1 73.8 Really Low 01:29:13 - 01:46:05 422
Fall River/Burney 01:37:40 -11.1 NT Up 11.1 73.0 Really Low 01:29:14 - 01:46:06 422
Greenville 01:37:43 -11.1 NT Up 11.2 73.1 Really Low 01:29:17 - 01:46:09 344
Gimple 01:37:43 -11.2 NT Up 11.2 73.2 Really Low 01:29:17 - 01:46:09 341
Quincy 01:37:43 -11.1 NT Up 11.1 73.1 Really Low 01:29:17 - 01:46:09 329
Portola 01:37:44 -11.4 NT Up 11.4 73.3 Really Low 01:29:18 - 01:46:10 306
Reno 01:37:45 -11.7 NT Up 11.9 73.7 Really Low 01:29:19 - 01:46:11 267
Carson City 01:37:46 -11.6 NT Up 11.8 73.6 Really Low 01:29:20 - 01:46:12 240
Gardnerville 01:37:47 -11.6 NT Up 11.7 73.6 Really Low 01:29:21 - 01:46:13 220
Yerington 01:37:47 -12.0 AT Up 12.2 73.9 Really Low 01:29:21 - 01:46:13 206
Hawthorne 01:37:48 -12.3 AT Up 12.5 74.2 Really Low 01:29:22 - 01:46:14 155
Lee Vining 01:37:50 -11.7 NT Up 11.9 73.8 Really Low 01:29:24 - 01:46:16 127
Bishop 01:37:52 -12.1 AT Up 12.3 74.1 Really Low 01:29:26 - 01:46:18 59
Beatty 01:37:53 -13.2 AT Up 13.5 74.9 Really Low 01:29:27 - 01:46:19 -28
Dunrhomin 01:37:39 -22.7 Dark Up 23.0 82.6 Low 01:29:13 - 01:46:05 -114
Nikitin 01:37:40 -22.7 Dark Up 22.9 82.5 Low 01:29:14 - 01:46:06 -128
CU-SBO 01:37:40 -22.6 Dark Up 22.9 82.4 Low 01:29:14 - 01:46:06 -131
Wildwood 01:38:01 -10.8 NT Up 11.3 73.3 Really Low 01:29:35 - 01:46:27 -195
Laughlin/Bullhead City 01:37:58 -14.3 AT Up 14.8 75.6 Really Low 01:29:32 - 01:46:24 -235
Patrick 01:37:57 -14.9 AT Up 15.4 76.1 Really Low 01:29:31 - 01:46:23 -237
Idyllwild 01:38:02 -12.2 AT Up 12.7 74.2 Really Low 01:29:36 - 01:46:28 -284
Lake Havasu City 01:38:00 -14.3 AT Up 14.8 75.6 Really Low 01:29:34 - 01:46:26 -299
Calipatria 01:38:04 -12.9 AT Up 13.5 74.7 Really Low 01:29:38 - 01:46:30 -374
Yuma 01:38:05 -13.5 AT Up 14.1 75.0 Really Low 01:29:39 - 01:46:31 -439
George/Scottsdale 01:38:01 -16.0 AT Up 16.6 76.6 Really Low 01:29:35 - 01:46:27 -443

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 523646, (2027/12/11 01:37UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Aldebaran      04:35:55.3 +16:30:29  0.8  6.89  27
Alnath         05:26:17.6 +28:36:23  1.6 10.33  37
102Iot Tau     05:03:05.8 +21:35:23  4.6  1.62  32
PPM 093957     05:00:13.9 +20:55:40  8.4  0.88  32
PPM 120510     05:01:21.6 +19:55:50  9.7  0.18  32
523646         05:00:47.9 +20:03:34 16.5        32
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/01/30 03:40:08 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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